Day 204, Saturday, July 23

Today, we went to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway!  We wanted to go to the museum, but as we were walking in the door, there was a special grounds tour today.  It was an extra $15 each, but we got to see so much more!  We are standing on the track in front of the "pole" and behind the "yard of bricks".  We also got to see gasoline alley, the media room where the drivers and owners are interviewed before and after the race, the garages, the media room where there are 350 seats for reporters to watch and report the race activities, the infield hospital, where the drivers park their $1,000,000 motor coaches and we rode around the track on a bus!  It was an awesome experience!

Summer Card Camp, Week 3

I created these cards following the Summer Card Camp colors and sketches.  I bought a 6x6 Bo Bunny pad at Archiver's at the Mall of America last week.  The paper was exactly the colors that I needed!

I created this card using a sketch from Page Maps. I follow alot of Becky Fleck's layouts.  This is the flatest card I have ever made...but I liked it.  It is a birthday card that one of the guys in my family will be seeing in the future! 

I used Jennifer's card as the sketch for this card.  Still using the same papers.  I stamped the background with a script stamp, ink all the paper, embossed the little banner, added a crocheted flower, button and twine and a few velumn butterflies.  This is a sympathy card.  I don't like to make them when I need them...I just have a few on hand...just in case.

I followed Kristina's lead with this card.  Still using the same paper pad.  Embossed the words, added glossy accents to the clocks and a little bit of baker's twine.  Another guy birthday card.

I cut the red frame with my Cricut using the George rectangle using the siloutte feature.  It is adhered to an acetate sheet and pop dotted to stand above the clock and happy birthday frame.  I punched the brown paper with the stamp edge punch and added a striped piece at the bottom.

I followed one of the sketches for this week, just inking, stamping and adding the baker's twine and butterflies.

Another sketch from this week...but I made it a rectangle card instead of square.  My parents just bought a house and this card says Congratulations on your new home.  This paper pad had one sheet that had this door on it.  I added a key hole and key from Tim Holtz products.

And finally on friday's during the Summer Card Camp, we are giving 6 different color combos to work from.  I liked the purple, green, grey and white together and I saw this card in a Creating Keepsakes magazine...so I made an anniversary card.

I have one more week of card camp.  I should have finished all the cards this week...but being on vacation last week and the loss of our Gizzy has put me a bit behind.  I will finish the cards next week...I love the color combo for the 4th week!  It reminds me of the ocean and I have a few stamps that will work for some bright summer cards!  So watch for them next week!

Day 203, Friday, July 22

We drove to Indianapolis today for Jim's company trip.  This year, Morton Buildings is hosting the employee trip at the Sheraton downtown Indy.  We checked into the hotel and proceeded to the shopping.  We stopped at Archiver's in Southport first....then off the Edinburgh to the Nike Outlet.  We have visited this store many times in the past 10 years or so.  Anytime we are within 30 miles...the car just goes there like a magnet!  Jim did find 3 shirts, a pair of black tennis shorts and some socks.  He had a big smile on his face!  Now he just has to clean out a few shirts from his closet.

Day 202, Thursday, July 21

Stacie went to Grandpa and Grandma Smith's with the "check" today.  Grandpa has been sending in the Publisher's Clearinghouse papers in Grandma's name all year long.  So, Stacie thought it would be fun to surprise them with a big "check" today.  We went to the front door with balloons and the check and I took pictures like they always do on the commerical.  You can see how hard Grandpa was laughing.  He thought it was real at first because Grandma answered the door and pulled the check in before she let us in!  We were laughing for a long time today...it was great.

Day 201, Wednesday, July 20

I think today was the best day that I had all summer!  I got to spend the day with my BFF Cindy!  We broke out the Tim Holtz supplies and worked on the 12 Tags of Christmas from 2007.  I know it is July, but there are great techniques to be learned from working on these tags and Tim is the master of those techniques.  It was so much fun to get inky all day long.  Bonus...Stacie came over at lunch time and ate with us and chatted with us for a while!  Love you, babygirl!

Day 200, Tuesday, July 19

These animals make me so happy!  I bought them at the Zoo when we went to the Africa exhibit in June 2009.  They sit on my shelf, just above my head in my scrap cave!  I just see them and I smile!

Day 199, Monday, July 18

Peyton spent the day with me.  I gave him the Star Wars Lego set that we got on vacation for him.  He HAD to sit and put it together right away.  It took him about 45 minutes to complete the "vehicle" and all the mini figures.  We were really busy today!  We went to McDonald's to eat lunch, played skee ball at Chuck E Cheese and went to see the Cars 2 movie!